There is little discussion about the loss of human life, only the nonconforming personality that took it—he behaves like an outsider who, from their colonizer’s perspective, is even worse than the Otherness of the Arab victim because he is a Frenchman who does not conform to the widely accepted precepts of French culture.
— Brian Eggert (Deep Focus Review)
Synopsis: Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet and unassuming employee in his early thirties, attends his mother's funeral without shedding a tear. The next day, he begins a casual affair with Marie, a work colleague. He quickly slips back into his usual routine.